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To: BenLurkin
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A nuclear RTG works by utilizing the waste heat generated by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238. This not only has a half-life of 87.7 years, but it also generates a very respectable 560 watts of energy per kilogram per second [...]

Sigh!

A watt is not a unit of energy, but rather of power. And a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) is already nuclear - so there's no need to repeat that word in describing one.

To be brief: An RTG produces 560 watts of power per kg.

Regards,

4 posted on 06/25/2015 10:05:58 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

To be briefer: An RTG produces 560 watts per kg.


5 posted on 06/25/2015 10:20:04 AM PDT by Rodamala
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